{"id":71,"date":"2010-06-09T15:45:51","date_gmt":"2010-06-09T20:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thegeekescape.com\/?p=71"},"modified":"2013-10-08T20:53:44","modified_gmt":"2013-10-09T01:53:44","slug":"running-a-listen-server-for-team-fortress-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegeekescape.com\/?p=71","title":{"rendered":"Running a Listen Server for Team Fortress 2 [UPDATED]"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nNot much has changed since we first created this post almost two years ago, just updates to Hamachi and some links, but I figured that a rewrite was in order due to its popularity. Hope this helps.<\/p>\n

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  1. Install the free, unmanaged version of LogMeIn Hamachi\u00b2. Download it here<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  2. Click the Power button and choose your Client name. All of your friends will be able to see\u00a0this name.<\/li>\n
  3. Create a new network, then choose a Network ID and Password. Entering a password here makes the Hamachi network private and you will not need a separate password <\/strong>for the TF2 listen server.<\/li>\n
  4. Instruct your friends to follow steps 1 and 2, then Join an existing network.<\/li>\n
  5. Give them the Network ID and Password so that they may join your private Hamachi network.<\/li>\n
  6. Start up Team Fortress 2 and choose Create Server in the menu. In the popup window, you can enter the game server name, max number of players, and other options. Leave the Server password blank.<\/li>\n
  7. Choose any map, as you will need to change it once you are on the server. Click Start.<\/li>\n
  8. When loaded in, open the console with the ~ key. If nothing happens, you need to\u00a0enable\u00a0the console<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  9. Type “sv_lan 0” and click Enter. A map change is required for this to take effect, so still in console…<\/li>\n
  10. Type “map <map you and your friends want to play on>” and click Enter.<\/li>\n
  11. Once the map changes, have your friends start up TF2. They can attempt to connect to your newly-created listen server by:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      • opening their console and typing “connect <your Hamachi IP address>” or<\/b><\/li>\n
      • opening their console and typing “connect <your Hamachi IP address>:27015” or<\/b><\/li>\n
      • connecting through the Steam Friends list to you or someone who has already joined.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n

        Additional tips:<\/em><\/p>\n

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        • You can add a listenserver.cfg file to your config directory (team fortress 2\\tf\\cfg) and every time you create a listen server, any commands included will run, e.g. “sv_lan 0”.<\/li>\n
        • Do not put a map change command in the listenserver.cfg file: it will cause the server to continually loop and never load.<\/li>\n
        • Your online Hamachi network friends will be able to see when your PC is on if you do not Power off.<\/li>\n
        • UPDATE! As of March 25, 2012, LogMeIn has updated its non-commercial user policy for Hamachi: it is only free for up to six people. An account must be set up with a low yearly fee if you want a larger network.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Last updated on April 17, 2012.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          Not much has changed since we first created this post almost two years ago, just updates to Hamachi and some links, but I figured that a rewrite was in order due to its popularity. Hope this helps. Install the free, unmanaged version of LogMeIn Hamachi\u00b2. Download it here. Click the Power button and choose your […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[95,50,92,15],"class_list":["post-71","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-games","tag-guides-tips","tag-hamachi","tag-listen-server","tag-team-fortress-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeekescape.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeekescape.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeekescape.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeekescape.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeekescape.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=71"}],"version-history":[{"count":69,"href":"https:\/\/thegeekescape.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6060,"href":"https:\/\/thegeekescape.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71\/revisions\/6060"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeekescape.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=71"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeekescape.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=71"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeekescape.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=71"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}